What is recorded here

No mound remains, only a buried seam of heat-shattered stone and charcoal stretching twelve metres beneath the sod on the west bank of the stream. The missing earth likely fed the horses or filled ditches nearby, leaving behind the kitchen refuse of people who cooked with water and fire.

In an area of mixed reclaimed and boggy pasture, located on the W bank of a N-flowing stream. There is a coniferous forestry plantation to SW. A layer (L c. 12m; D 0.5m) of heat shattered stone in charcoal-rich soil is visible in the W bank of the stream at a height of 0.6m above the stream bed. The layer lies directly beneath the sod and overlies a layer of grey sandy sub-soil and beneath that, a layer of grey clay. There is no above ground trace of a mound but probing beneath the sod reveals that the layer of burnt material extends at least 5m to W of the stream. Another burnt mound (MA038-199----) lies immediately to N on the E side of the stream. There is a rath (MA038-105----) 150m to E. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

Burnt mound in Ballinloughaun is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heat-shattered stones and charcoal-rich soil. Its significance lies in providing evidence of ancient thermal activity, possibly related to cooking, metalworking, or ceremonial practices.

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